[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "USDA extends payments to dairies..."

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

USDA extends payments to dairies affected by PFAS

BY THERESA DAVIS 
Albuquerque Journal (NM)
DECEMBER 18TH, 2021

The federal government this week extended financial compensation to dairy farmers affected by a group of chemicals known as PFAS.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new rule could help New Mexico producers like Art Schaap, whose dairy lies just southeast of Cannon Air Force Base.

Thousands of Schaap’s cows were contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, after drinking groundwater that migrated from the base.

“Finalizing this rule is a huge step in trying to get my life back to normal,” Schaap said.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.abqjournal.com/2455165/usda-extends-payments-to-dairies-affected-by-pfas-ex-evolving-scien.html

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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